Wellness Resource Guide: NUTRITION

You can also search the Library's catalog for more books on nutrition, diet, food, and eating. Simply type the keyword (i.e., nutrition or diet) in the search box to see a complete list what we have available.

From the USDA.

Search for information about food by category, ingredients or a product. Get scores (1-10) based on nutrition, processing, and ingredient concerns.

From The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Videos on hundreds nutrition-related topics, from foods, to drugs, to diets, and much more, all science-based, from Dr. Michael Greger.

From the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Evidence-based nutrition resources.

From Healthline.com

These lists tell you which produce to buy organic due to high level of pesticide residues, and which conventional produce is least contaminated with pesticides.

From USDA My Plate

From the World Health Organization (WHO)

From the Mayo Clinic

From MedLine Plus (NLM)

From the American Academy of Family Physicians

From the American Academy of Family Physicians.

From the USDA's National Agricultural Library

Features the following sections:
Nutrition News
What Should I Eat?
Healthy Drinks
Salt and Sodium
Carbohydratese
Sustainability
Healthy Weight
Staying Activee
Stress
Sleep
Disease Prevention
Recipes
and more!

From T.H.Chan Harvard School of Public Health's Nutrition Source.

From MedLine Plus

From Harvard Medical School

From WBUR, January 2020.
Available in audio.

BMJ 2019; 365 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1949
(Published 29 May 2019)
*Open Access*

From PubMed
Fuhrman J. (2018). The Hidden Dangers of Fast and Processed Food. American journal of lifestyle medicine, 12(5), 375–381. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827618766483

From Medical News Today.

From the Mayo Clinic

From The Nutrition Source, TH Chan Harvard School of Public Health.

Cell Metabolism
Clinical and Translational Report
Volume 30, Issue 1, P67-77.E3,
July 02, 2019
*OPEN ACCESS*

From Healthline.com

From Harvard Medical School

From NPR's podcast series Life Kit, October 8, 2020.
Available in audio.

This evidence-based nutrition podcast focuses on how food heals and makes us sick, and how to improve health through foods choices.

11 licensed nutritionists and dietitians discuss how real food can make you feel better and reach your health goals.

From nutritionist Monica Reinagel--the Nutrition Diva, comes this evidence-based podcast to help listeners navigate the confusing information landscape of nutrition science to help make informed decisions about food and eating.

Look up U.S. Farmers' Markets by city.

Find local farmers' markets, roadside stands, and farm stands throughout California.

From California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)

From The Atlantic

From Harvard Medical School

Video from Nutritionfacts.org

From Harvard Medical School

From Healthline

From Harvard Medical School

Gómez-Pinilla F. (2008). Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function. Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 9(7), 568–578. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2421

From Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Nutrients. 2019 Jul; 11(7): 1613.
Published online 2019 Jul 16.
doi: 10.3390/nu11071613

BMJ 2018; 361
doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2179
(Published 13 June 2018)

*OPEN ACCESS*
Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 4247 (2020)

This free app, created by dietitians, helps you make informed choices about food as you shop. Use the barcode scanner to find out how healthful (or not!) food is before purchasing it.

Over 500 plant-based recipes, with instructional videos, meal planners, shopping lists and step-by-step images to make plant based cooking easier. - from website

Fooducate empowers you to achieve your
diet, health, and fitness goals.- from website

Green Kitchen is filled with tasty and inspiring vegetarian food with ingredients straight from nature and a bare minimum of gluten, sugar and dairy products. Enjoy and be delighted by creative recipes with drop dead gorgeous photos and detailed, easy to follow, instructions. - from website

The digital self-care app that helps you reach your health and weight goals through better eating. - from website